Zalophus | |
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Californian sea lion | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Suborder: | Caniformia |
Clade: | Pinnipedia |
Family: | Otariidae |
Subfamily: | Otariinae |
Genus: |
Zalophus Gill, 1866 |
Type species | |
Otaria gilliespii (= Otaria californiana) Lesson, 1828 |
Zalophus is a genus of the family Otariidae (sea lions and fur seals) of order Carnivora. It includes these species, of which one became recently extinct:
Californian sea lion
Japanese sea lion
Galápagos sea lion